Sentences with phrase «acidification on»

Studies in both freshwater and marine ecosystems have demonstrated significant impacts of anthropogenic acidification on olfactory abilities of fish and macroinvertebrates, leading to impaired behavioural responses, with potentially far - reaching consequences to population dynamics and community structure.

Impact of ocean warming and ocean acidification on marine invertebrate life history stages: vulnerabilities and potential for persistence in a changing ocean

Predictions concerning the consequences of the oceanic uptake of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) have been primarily occupied with the effects of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms, particularly those critical to the formation of habitats (e.g. coral reefs) or their maintenance (e.g. grazing echinoderms).

By contrast, for marine ecosystems no local solution exists to temper the effects of acidification on the behavioural impairment observed in fishes.

Testing the effects of ocean acidification on algal metabolism: considerations for experimental design

Overall, the negative impact of ocean acidification on the size and survivorship of echinoplutei, and other larvae, will lower their performance, compromising success of the pelagic life stage.

Byrne et al. [61] characterize the stunting effect of ocean acidification on the arm growth response of echinoplutei larvae of 15 species of sea urchin from different climatic regions (tropical, temperate, polar) and with different bathymetric distributions (intertidal and subtidal).

The similar responses in echinoplutei across regions, including smaller arms, changes in morphometry and increased abnormality and mortality are likely owing to the interactive effects of this metabolic stressor (hypercapnia) and the toxic effects of acidification on regulation of development and body patterning.

Testing the effects of ocean acidification on algal metabolism: considerations for experimental designs

Impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms: quantifying sensitivities and interaction with warming

S.W., H.F., K.T. and N.M. received financial support from the NERC UK Ocean Acidification Programme and the work is a contribution to the project «Impacts of ocean acidification on key benthic ecosystems, communities, habitats, species and life cycles».

Effects of ocean acidification on microbial community composition of, and oxygen fluxes through, biofilms from the Great Barrier Reef

A recent meta - analysis indicated a significant negative effect of ocean acidification on calcifying and non-calcifying echinoderm larvae (n = 26 studies)[63].

Limiting other stressors and impacts, for instance fishing mortality, may be one way to help maintain viable populations of sensitive species and to reduce the impacts of acidification on assemblage structure and ecosystem function.

Despite variation in habitat, latitude and methods across studies, trends are emerging with respect to the effects of ocean acidification on echinopluteal growth and where sensitivities lie.

Effect of ocean acidification on microbial diversity and on microbe - driven biogeochemistry and ecosystem functioning

We suggest that additional stressors will influence the effect of ocean acidification on producers, and that many cumulative impacts may reflect multiplicative rather than additive interactions.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of scientific literature on the effect of acidification on marine ecosystems.

It is probably premature to make definitive claims about the effects of acidification on individual examples without further research.

Interacting effects of elevated temperature and ocean acidification on the aerobic performance of coral reef fishes

Meta - analysis reveals negative yet variable effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms

The impact of ocean acidification on sea life is becoming better understood in areas like coral reefs, where impacts like bleaching, altered shells of crustaceans, and even a changing sense of smell among fish can be easily witnessed and studied.

For example, say a paper is published examining the impacts of ocean acidification on coral reefs.

If she was still alive, I have no doubt it would be a big concern for her, with sea level rise, ocean acidification on nearby coral reefs, the threat to wildlife and plants, etc..

In Part A, you will carry out a class experiment to test the effects of increased amounts of CO2 on pH. Then, you will analyze time - series graphs to search for relationships between trends in atmospheric CO2, dissolved CO2 in seawater, and changes in ocean pH. In Part B, you will review and analyze the results of research compiled by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute on the effect of ocean acidification on a variety of marine organisms.

What additional research do you think would need to be done to fully explore the effects of ocean acidification on the oceanic biological pump?

This additional alkalinity could partially buffer changes in seawater pH associated with increasing atmospheric CO2 locally, thus reducing the impact of ocean acidification on coral growth.»

However, the ecological impact we do have some basis for understanding is the effect of ocean acidification on important biological processes like calcification.

On her diving trips she experiences the direct impacts of global warming and increasing acidification on coral reefs and fragile underwater ecosystems.

Kleypas now works mainly to combat — and help prevent — the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs.

(12) other State - based strategies that comprehensively implement adaptation activities to remediate the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on terrestrial, marine, and freshwater fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.

(2) a description of current research, observation, and monitoring activities at the Federal, State, tribal, and local level related to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources, as well as identification of research and data needs and priorities;

(2) identify and prioritize the department's or agency's strategies and specific conservation actions to address the current and future impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the scope of the department's or agency's jurisdiction and to develop and implement strategies to protect, restore, and conserve such resources to become more resilient, adapt to, and better withstand those impacts, including --

(2) include, in the case of a coastal State, a strategy for addressing the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on the coastal zone that --

(A) describes the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on the diversity and health of the fish, wildlife and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

(A) advise the Secretaries on the state - of - the - science regarding the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and scientific strategies and mechanisms for protecting, restoring, and conserving natural resources to enable them to become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification; and

Effects of hypoxia and ocean acidification on the upper thermal niche boundaries of coral reef fishes.

-- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subpart, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall establish a coordinated process for developing and providing science and information needed to assess and address the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources.

(1) complete an adaptation plan for that department or agency, respectively, implementing the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Policy under section 472, detailing the department's or agency's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's jurisdiction and necessary additional actions, including a timeline for implementation of those actions;

-- In order to be eligible for funds under section 480, not later than 1 year after the development of a Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdiction.

(B) establishes programs for monitoring the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on fish, wildlife, and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

(8) a process for guiding the development of detailed agency - and department - specific adaptation plans required under section 478 to address the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on the natural resources in the jurisdiction of each agency.

(1) establish programs for assessing the current and future impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources within the department's or agency's, respectively, jurisdiction, including cumulative and synergistic effects, and for identifying and monitoring those natural resources that are likely to be adversely affected and that have need for conservation;

(Sec. 479) Requires each state to prepare a natural resources adaptation plan detailing the state's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas in order to be eligible for funds under this subpart.

Sheath R, Havas M, Hellebust J, & Hutchinson T. (1982) Effects of long - term natural acidification on the algal communities of tundra ponds at the Smoking Hills, N.W.T., Canada.

However, the lack of a clear understanding of the mechanisms of calcification and its metabolic or structural function means that it is difficult, at present, to reliably predict the full consequences of CO2 - induced ocean acidification on the physiological and ecological fitness of calcifying organisms.

Despite its climate - centric name and mission, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been focusing increasing attention on direct ocean impacts of carbon dioxide, most notably in an excellent 2011 report, «IPCC Workshop on Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biology and Ecosystems.»

Effects of acidification on olfactory - mediated behaviour in freshwater and marine ecosystems: a synthesis

ABSTRACT The impact of seawater acidification on calcifying organisms varies at the species level.

Martha Stewart, documentarians Barbra Ettinger and Sven Huseby talk about ocean conservation and demonstrate the detrimental effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs.